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Ten Commandments Can Return to Texas Classrooms, 5th Circuit Says
Posted on 04/24/2026 18:34 PM (The Daily Register)
10 Tiny Toes, One Decade: The ‘Toes-a-ry’ Is the Sweetest New Way to Pray the Rosary
Posted on 04/24/2026 14:18 PM (The Daily Register)
1 in 6 Face Infertility; Catholic Author Urges Faith-Filled Support
Posted on 04/24/2026 13:59 PM (The Daily Register)
Christians brutally attacked, cemetery desecrated in Pakistan (Fides)
Posted on 04/24/2026 05:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“The attack occurred when a young Christian man, Pervez Masih, intervened to defend several young Christian women who were being insulted and harassed by young Muslim men,” Agenzia Fides, the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies, reported. “At least nine individuals stormed the cemetery, vandalized graves and crosses, repeatedly stabbed Pervez Masih, and assaulted Christian women, beating and stripping them.”
Islam is the official religion of the South Asian nation of 257 million (map), the fifth most populous in the world. 95% of Pakistan’s people are Muslim, 2% are Christian, and 1% are Hindu.
USCCB, CRS call for $26.9B in international humanitarian aid funding (USCCB)
Posted on 04/24/2026 05:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Congress appropriated $26.0 billion for these programs in the current fiscal year: President Donald Trump has proposed $11.9 billion in funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
The joint letter was signed by the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration and Committee on International Justice and Peace, and by the president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services.
Jury awards $16M in abuse case against Oakland diocese (KNTV-TV)
Posted on 04/24/2026 05:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The former priest, Stephen Kiesle, was first convicted of abuse in 1978 and laicized in 1987. The diocese declared bankruptcy in 2023.
Appeals court upholds posting of Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms (Religion Clause)
Posted on 04/24/2026 05:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The law “does not tell churches or synagogues or mosques what to believe or how to worship or whom to employ as priests, rabbis, or imams,” Judge Kyle Duncan, appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump, wrote in his majority opinion. “It punishes no one who rejects the Ten Commandments, no matter the reason.”
“To Plaintiffs, merely exposing children to religious language is enough to make the displays engines of coercive indoctrination,” Judge Duncan continued. “We disagree.”
Fernando Mendoza’s Catholic Playbook: Pro Tips From Las Vegas Faithful for the Raiders’ New QB
Posted on 04/24/2026 04:12 AM (The Daily Register)
Vatican diplomat calls for use of 'cutting-edge technologies' to ensure sustainable access to food (Vatican News (Italian))
Posted on 04/24/2026 04:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“This entails the introduction of cutting-edge technologies, the adoption of sustainable practices, and the development of strategies that optimize the use of natural resources throughout the entire production chain,” said Msgr. Fernando Chica Arellano. “However, innovation is not limited to the application of new technologies; it also implies a transformation of the way in which we produce, distribute, and consume food.”
Msgr. Chica Arellano, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the FAO, also said that “a paradigm shift based on the inalienable human dignity conferred by God is essential, so that innovation and progress contribute to ensuring that everyone—particularly the poor and the most vulnerable, including newborns—has sustainable access to healthy, nutritious, and sufficient food.”
Study analyzes prevalence of 'former Catholics' in 24 countries (Pew Research Center)
Posted on 04/24/2026 04:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Former Catholics are rare in Poland: 96% of Poles say they were raised Catholic, 92% say they are still Catholic, and 4% describe themselves as former Catholics. In the United States, on the other hand, there are almost as many self-identified former Catholics as self-identified Catholics: 30% of Americans say they were raised Catholic, 17% say they are still Catholic, and 13% describe themselves as former Catholics.